Cyclone,

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. You have provided a lot of great advice and I am very appreciative. In fact, I am sure there are a number of others who have benefited from this post given all of the detail you provided. Thanks to the many others who contributed as well.

I did go back to camp yesterday and look at my mount from last year but did not have a chance to read cyclones last post prior to doing so. As a result, my inspection was not a thorough or in the right places. I did check the hide and ears for drumming and could not idenify any, and overall, the mount still looks great, but I am now convinced I will have problems in the future. As a result, I will be taking my latest deer to a professional rather than the backyard guy. The more I look at my latest deer, the more i want to preserve it.

Thanks again.